Laurie MacDonald
Birth Name:
Laurie MacDonald
Birth Place:
Watsonville, California, United States
Profession
Producer
Fast Facts
- Ranked No․ 33 in Premiere magazine's 2002 annual Power 100 List with husband and producing partner Walter Parkes, also ranking No․ 22 in 2003
- Graduated from Sonoma State University with a degree in English
- Modeled in Paris for a year in the 1970s before going on to work as a producer and presenter at a local news station in San Francisco and as a junior executive for Columbia Pictures in the 1980s
- Best known as a writer and producer who worked on films like the "Men in Black" trilogy, "Gladiator," "Catch Me if You Can" and "The Ring․"
- MacDonald and husband are both production executives at DreamWorks Pictures, in addition to being producers
- Prior to joining DreamWorks Pictures, MacDonald oversaw production at Amblin Entertainment, a production company founded by director Steven Spielberg
Awards
- 1998OFTA Film Award - Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror Picture:Nominated
- 1998Golden Satellite Award - Best Motion Picture, Animated or Mixed Media:Winner
- 2008Christopher Award - Feature Films:Winner
- 2008Gold Derby Film Award - Motion Picture:Nominated
- 2013Black Reel - Best Film:Nominated
- 2016BAFTA Film Award - Best Documentary:Nominated